Mr. Michael Patrick Smrtka MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Duke University Medical Ctr Box 3616 Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Michael Smrtka is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Smrtka specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Smrtka can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Smrtka can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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